Jerry Thomas offers the following two recipes:
Use small bar glass
Brandy Smash--
Half tbs. of white sugar
One tbs. of water
One wine-glass of gin
Fill two-thirds of shaved ice, use two sprigs of mint. Lay two small pieces of orange on top,and ornament with berries in season.
 
Stone Fence--
Use large bar glass
One wine glass of whiskey (Bourbon)
Two or three small lumps of ice
Fill up the glass  with sweet cider
 


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From: Larry Howe <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Extinct American Cocktails in The Innocents Abroad

Bruce--

Have you looked at Thomas, Jerry.  _The Bartender's Guide_ or _How to  
Mix Drinks_?  These are in the period, though I don't know if they  
include the recipes you're specifically asking for.

Best,

--LH
On Feb 16, 2012, at 1:31 PM, Michelson, Bruce F wrote:

> Because MT students and scholars sometimes wonder about such things,  
> we are=
> looking for recipes for cocktails that Mark Twain and "the boys"  
> demand fr=
> om a puzzled Parisian barkeeper early in The Innocents Abroad:
>
> "Give us a brandy smash!"
> The Frenchman began to back away, suspicious of the ominous vigor of  
> the la=
> st order ....
>
> The General followed him up and gained a complete victory. The  
> uneducated f=
> oreigner could not even furnish a Santa Cruz Punch, and Eye-Opener,  
> a Stone=
> -Fence, or an Earthquake.
>
> --
> So we need authentic 19th century recipes for the following, and we  
> don't s=
> ee them in the cookbooks on the kitchen shelf, or the blogs for Mad  
> Men:
>
> Brandy Smash
> Santa Cruz Punch
> Eye-Opener
> Stone-Fence
> Earthquake
>
> Help on any of these mysteries will be appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bruce Michelson
> University of Illinois